1. George Washington sent a message to both houses of Congress on 2 June reporting that “certain communications, recently received from Georgia … materially change the prospect of affairs in that quarter, and seem to render a war with the Creek nations more probable than it has been at any antecedent period.” He continued, “this intelligence brings a fresh proof of the insufficiency of the existing provisions of the laws, towards the effectual cultivation and preservation of peace with our Indian neighbors.” The papers Washington submitted included a variety of correspondence outlining growing tensions between members of the Creek Nation and Georgia residents—including members of the Georgia militia—which had culminated in a series of skirmishes. The reports also noted the inability of the U.S. military forces there to take effective action to stop the growing violence. Secretary of War Henry Knox submitted additional materials to Congress on the same subject on 5 June, but both houses adjourned on 9 June without taking any concrete action to address these concerns (Amer. State Papers, Indian Affairs, description begins American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1832–1861; 38 vols. description ends 1:482–487; Annals of Congress, description begins The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States [1789–1824], Washington, D.C., 1834–1856; 42 vols. description ends 3d Cong., 1st sess., p. 117, 132, 745, 784).